Early and late endophthalmitis following trabeculectomy in a Chinese population

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-70

  Kuang, T M ^a,b   Lin, Y C ^a   Jui Ling Liu, C ^a,b   Hsu, W M ^a,b   Chou, Ching Kuang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bleb; Endophthalmitis; Mitomycin C; Morganella morganii; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMIKACIN; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; MANNITOL; MITOMYCIN C; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 41149124590     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800111     Document Type: Article

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